2023–24 NHL suspensions and fines
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Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole goes to the NHL Foundation.[1]
- The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2023–24 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.
Suspensions
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (192) for non-repeat offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for their suspension.
† - suspension covered at least one 2023 NHL preseason game
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2024 postseason game
R - player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months before this suspension)
| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Date of action | Length | Salary forfeited1,2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3, 2023 | Arthur Kaliyev | Los Angeles Kings | Kneeing Chase De Leo.[2] | October 5, 2023 | 4 games† (2 preseason + 2 regular season) |
$9,314.24 |
| October 10, 2023 | Brett Howden | Vegas Golden Knights | Illegal check to the head of Brandon Tanev.[3] | October 11, 2023 | 2 games | $19,791.67 |
| October 20, 2023 | Rasmus Andersson | Calgary Flames | Charging Patrik Laine.[4] | October 21, 2023 | 4 games3 | $94,791.67 |
| Unknown | Shane Pinto | Ottawa Senators | Activities relating to sports wagering.[5] | October 26, 2023 | 41 games4 | N/A4 |
| October 27, 2023 | Connor Clifton | Buffalo Sabres | Illegal check to the head of Nico Hischier.[6] | October 28, 2023 | 2 games | $34,722.22 |
| October 30, 2023 | Charlie McAvoy | Boston Bruins | Illegal check to the head of Oliver Ekman-Larsson.[7] | October 31, 2023 | 4 games5 | $197,916.67 |
| November 4, 2023 | Andrew Mangiapane | Calgary Flames | Cross-checking Jared McCann.[8] | November 5, 2023 | 1 game | $30,208.33 |
| November 26, 2023 | Ryan HartmanR | Minnesota Wild | Tripping Alex DeBrincat.[9] | November 27, 2023 | 2 games | $41,463.41 |
| November 30, 2023 | Brendan Smith | New Jersey Devils | Slashing Travis Konecny.[10] | December 1, 2023 | 2 games | $11,458.33 |
| December 9, 2023 | David Perron | Detroit Red Wings | Cross-checking Artem Zub.[11] | December 11, 2023 | 6 games6 | $148,437.48 |
| December 10, 2023 | Erik Gudbranson | Columbus Blue Jackets | Serving as the aggressor in an altercation with Nick Cousins.[12] | December 11, 2023 | 1 game | $20,833.33 |
| January 2, 2024 | Jason Zucker | Arizona Coyotes | Boarding Nick Cousins.[13] | January 3, 2024 | 3 games | $82,182.50 |
| January 18, 2024 | Yanni Gourde | Seattle Kraken | Charging Mattias Ekholm.[14] | January 19, 2024 | 2 games | $53,819.44 |
| January 19, 2024 | Will Lockwood | Florida Panthers | Goaltender interference against Marc-Andre Fleury.[15] | January 20, 2024 | 3 games | $12,109.38 |
| January 25, 2024 | Brendan Gallagher | Montreal Canadiens | Illegal check to the head of Adam Pelech.[16] | January 26, 2024 | 5 games | $169,270.83 |
| January 26, 2024 | Jacob Trouba | New York Rangers | Elbowing Pavel Dorofeyev.[17] | January 27, 2024 | 2 games | $83,333.33 |
| February 6, 2024 | Brenden Dillon | Winnipeg Jets | Illegal check to the head of Noel Acciari.[18] | February 7, 2024 | 3 games | $60,937.50 |
| February 10, 2024 | Nikita Zadorov | Vancouver Canucks | Illegal check to the head of Lucas Raymond.[19] | February 10, 2024 | 2 games | $39,062.50 |
| February 10, 2024 | Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cross-checking Ridly Greig.[20] | February 13, 2024 | 5 games7 | $195,312.50 |
| March 4, 2024 | Martin Pospisil | Calgary Flames | Boarding Vince Dunn.[21] | March 6, 2024 | 3 games | $12,109.38 |
| March 7, 2024 | Parker Kelly | Ottawa Senators | Illegal check to the head of Andreas Englund.[22] | March 8, 2024 | 2 games | $7,942.71 |
| March 9, 2024 | John Tortorella (head coach) |
Philadelphia Flyers | Failure to leave the bench area after being assessed a game misconduct for unprofessional conduct directed at officials during a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[23] | March 10, 2024 | 2 games | $50,000.008 |
| March 12, 2024 | Matt Rempe | New York Rangers | Elbowing Jonas Siegenthaler.[24] | March 13, 2024 | 4 games | $17,083.33 |
| March 16, 2024 | Dmitry Kulikov | Florida Panthers | Illegal check to the head of Conor Sheary.[25] | March 18, 2024 | 2 games | $10,416.67 |
| March 20, 2024 | Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | High-sticking Noah Gregor.[26] | March 22, 2024 | 6 games | $161,458.34 |
| March 28, 2024 | Kaiden Guhle | Montreal Canadiens | Slashing Travis Konecny.[27] | March 29, 2024 | 1 game | $4,496.53 |
| March 30, 2024 | Ryan HartmanR | Minnesota Wild | Unsportsmanlike conduct towards the officials.[28] | April 1, 2024 | 3 games | $62,195.12 |
| May 12, 2024 | Carson Soucy | Vancouver Canucks | Cross-checking Connor McDavid.[29] | May 13, 2024 | 1 game‡ | N/A |
| May 13, 2024 | Valeri Nichushkin | Colorado Avalanche | Violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.9[30] | May 13, 2024 | 26 games‡ (6 months; 3 postseason10 + 6 2024 preseason + 17 2024–25 regular-season) |
N/A |
| Player totals: | 121 games†‡ (2 preseason + 115 regular + 4 postseason) |
$1,630,667.41 | ||||
Notes
- 1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
- 2.^ As players are not paid salary in the preseason or postseason, no fines are generated for games lost due to suspension during those periods.
- 3.^ Andersson and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on October 22, 2023.[31] After a hearing conducted on October 23, Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on Andersson's behalf.[32]
- 4.^ Pinto's suspension began retroactively with Ottawa's first game of the 2023–24 NHL season.[33] As Pinto was a restricted free agent and not under contract at the time of the suspension, no salary was forfeited.
- 5.^ McAvoy and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on November 3, 2023.[34] After a hearing conducted on November 7, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original four-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on McAvoy's behalf.[35]
- 6.^ Perron and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on December 12, 2023.[36] After a hearing conducted on December 19, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original six-game suspension.[37]
- 7.^ Rielly and the NHLPA appealed the suspension on February 14, 2024.[38] After a hearing conducted on February 16, Commissioner Bettman upheld the original five-game suspension. As his suspension was less than 6 games, per the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the Commissioner's decision was final and binding, not subject to review, and the NHLPA cannot appeal further to a neutral arbitrator on Rielly's behalf.[39]
- 8.^ Tortorella was fined a set $50,000 and the total was not calculated based on his annual salary.
- 9.^ Suspension accompanied by mandatory referral to Stage 3 of the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. Under the terms of the program, Nichushkin was assessed an automatic suspension of a minimum of six months without pay before being eligible for reinstatement, barring successful completion of the program. Nichushkin was previously placed in the Player Assistance Program on January 15, 2024, and was cleared by the NHL and NHLPA on February 26 when he entered the follow-up care phase of the program.[30]
- 10.^ Under the aforementioned suspension, Nichushkin missed three Avalanche playoff games, before they were eliminated in the second round.
Fines
Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses (the player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine).[1] Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums, though they can still be treated as repeat offenders.
Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense.[40] For more details on diving/embellishment fines:
| Incident Number1 | Player Fine2 | Coach Fine2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warning (N/A) | Warning (N/A) |
| 2 | $2,000 | N/A |
| 3 | $3,000 | N/A |
| 4 | $4,000 | N/A |
| 5 | $5,000 | $2,000 |
| 6 | $5,000 | $3,000 |
| 7 | $5,000 | $4,000 |
| 8+ | $5,000 | $5,000 |
- For coach incident totals, each citation issued to a player on his club counts toward his total.
- All figures are in US dollars.
Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.
R - player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been fined in the 12 months before this fine)
# - fine was reduced on appeal
| Date of incident | Offender | Team | Offense | Date of action | Amount1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2023 | Phillip Danault | Los Angeles Kings | Slashing Ross Colton.[41] | October 12, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| October 12, 2023 | Garnet HathawayR | Philadelphia Flyers | Kneeing Zach Werenski.[42] | October 13, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| July 28, 2021 | Team | Ottawa Senators | Failure to disclose details about a player contract.[43] | November 1, 2023 | 1st-round pick2# $1,000,000.00+3 |
| October 30, 2023 | Greg Cronin (head coach) |
Anaheim Ducks | Unprofessional conduct towards officials.[44] | November 3, 2023 | $25,000.00 |
| November 4, 2023 | Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | High-sticking Tony DeAngelo.[45] | November 5, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| November 7, 2023 | Ross Colton | Colorado Avalanche | Cross-checking Timo Meier.[46] | November 8, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| November 13, 2023 | Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | Dangerous trip against Bo Horvat.[47] | November 14, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| November 15, 2023 | Adam Erne | Edmonton Oilers | Elbowing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare.[48] | November 16, 2023 | $2,018.23 |
| November 20, 2023 | Nils Hoglander | Vancouver Canucks | Slew-footing Kevin Labanc.[49] | November 21, 2023 | $2,864.58 |
| November 25, 2023 | Jacob Trouba | New York Rangers | High-sticking Trent Frederic.[50] | November 25, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| November 27, 2023 | Zack MacEwen | Ottawa Senators | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Matthew Tkachuk.[51] | November 28, 2023 | $2,018.23 |
| November 30, 2023 | Travis Konecny | Philadelphia Flyers | Cross-checking Brendan Smith.[52] | December 1, 2023 | $5,000.00 |
| December 5, 2023 | Jake Walman | Detroit Red Wings | High-sticking Jeff Skinner.[53] | December 6, 2023 | $2,500.00 |
| December 7, 2023 | Brendan Smith | New Jersey Devils | Dangerous trip against Devin Shore.[54] | December 8, 2023 | $2,864.58 |
| December 7, 2023 | Austin WatsonR | Tampa Bay Lightning | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Jeremy Lauzon.[55] | December 8, 2023 | $2,022.57 |
| December 31, 2023 | Ryan HartmanR | Minnesota Wild | High-sticking Cole Perfetti.[56] | January 2, 2024 | $4,427.08 |
| January 18, 2024 | Liam O'Brien | Arizona Coyotes | Roughing Sam Lafferty.[57] | January 19, 2024 | $2,018.23 |
| January 21, 2024 | Conor Timmins | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cross-checking Brandon Tanev.[58] | January 22, 2024 | $2,864.58 |
| January 25, 2024 | Michael Kesselring | Arizona Coyotes | Cross-checking Max Crozier.[59] | January 26, 2024 | $2,408.85 |
| January 27, 2024 | Tyler Myers | Vancouver Canucks | Elbowing Sean Kuraly.[60] | January 28, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 7, 2024 | Mason Marchment | Dallas Stars | Interference against Jake McCabe.[61] | February 8, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 10, 2024 | Matt Grzelcyk | Boston Bruins | Spearing Max Pacioretty.[62] | February 11, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 13, 2024 | Linus Ullmark | Boston Bruins | High-sticking Mikey Eyssimont.[63] | February 14, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 15, 2024 | Nils HoglanderR | Vancouver Canucks | High-sticking Jake Walman.[64] | February 16, 2024 | $2,864.58 |
| February 17, 2024 | Jordan Binnington | St. Louis Blues | High-sticking Luke Evangelista.[65] | February 18, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 20, 2024 | Ryan Lomberg | Florida Panthers | Elbowing Jakob Chychrun.[66] | February 21, 2024 | $2,083.33 |
| February 24, 2024 | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | Carolina Hurricanes | Elbowing Joel Hanley.[67] | February 25, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| February 27, 2024 | Don Granato (head coach) |
Buffalo Sabres | Unprofessional conduct towards officials.[68] | February 29, 2024 | $25,000.00 |
| February 27, 2024 | Sheldon Keefe (head coach) |
Toronto Maple Leafs | Unprofessional conduct towards officials.[69] | February 29, 2024 | $25,000.00 |
| February 29, 2024 | Michael McCarron | Nashville Predators | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Mats Zuccarello.[70] | March 1, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| February 29, 2024 | Mats Zuccarello | Minnesota Wild | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Michael McCarron.[70] | March 1, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| February 27, 2024 | Nick Cousins | Florida Panthers | Diving/embellishment (second citation).4[71] | March 7, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| February 28, 2024 | Oskar Sundqvist | St. Louis Blues | Diving/embellishment (second citation).5[72] | March 7, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| March 7, 2024 | Charlie Coyle | Boston Bruins | Cross-checking Tyler Bertuzzi.[73] | March 8, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| March 7, 2024 | Evander Kane | Edmonton Oilers | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Cole Sillinger.[74] | March 8, 2024 | $2,500.00 |
| March 7, 2024 | Jake McCabe | Toronto Maple Leafs | Cross-checking Brad Marchand.[75] | March 8, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| March 27, 2024 | Bowen Byram | Buffalo Sabres | Interference against Angus Crookshank.[76] | March 28, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| March 28, 2024 | Ryan StromeR | Anaheim Ducks | Cross-checking Tye Kartye.[77] | March 29, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| March 23, 2024 | Garnet Hathaway | Philadelphia Flyers | Diving/embellishment (second citation).6[78] | March 29, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| April 6, 2024 | Evander KaneR | Edmonton Oilers | Slashing Dryden Hunt.[79] | April 7, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| April 13, 2024 | Kevin Shattenkirk | Boston Bruins | Unsportsmanlike conduct against Michael Bunting.[80] | April 14, 2024 | $2,734.38 |
| April 26, 2024 | Michael McCarronR | Nashville Predators | Goaltender interference against Casey DeSmith.[81] | April 27, 2024 | $2,000.00 |
| May 12, 2024 | Nikita Zadorov | Vancouver Canucks | Cross-checking Connor McDavid.[82] | May 13, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| May 26, 2024 | Jacob TroubaR | New York Rangers | Elbowing Evan Rodrigues.[83] | May 27, 2024 | $5,000.00 |
| Totals: | $223,189.22 |
Notes
- 1.^ All figures are in US dollars.
- 2.^ Instead of a cash fine, Ottawa will forfeit its first-round draft pick in one of the 2024, 2025, or 2026 NHL Entry Drafts. Ottawa will make the determination as to which pick will be forfeited within 24 hours of the conclusion of the Draft Lottery for that year.[43]
- 3. ^ On March 12, 2026, after Ottawa elected to use both of their 2024 and 2025 first-round draft picks, the NHL decided to modify the fine imposed on Ottawa, reinstating their 2026 first-round draft pick (relegated to the last pick in the first-round regardless of their results in the standings and unable to be involved in any trades). Ottawa was also made to pay $1,000,000 as part of the new ruling.[84]
- 4.^ Cousins was issued his first citation following an incident on November 4, 2023.[71]
- 5.^ Sundqvist was issued his first citation following an incident on February 11, 2024.[72]
- 6.^ Hathaway was issued his first citation following an incident on January 2, 2024.[78]
Further reading
- "National Hockey League Official Rules 2023–2024" (PDF). NHL. 2023.
- "Department of Player Safety FAQs". NHL. August 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023.
- "NHL Department of Player Safety Education Videos". NHL. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
- Glasner, Daniel (March 24, 2014). "Goal: Transparent NHL Player Discipline. Assist: Labour Law". Canadian Lawyer. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved April 10, 2019.